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Venue
  
Bristol Motor Speedway

First race
  
1982 (1982)

Corporate sponsor
  
Food City

Distance
  
159.9 miles (257.3 km)

Food City 300

Location
  
Bristol, Tennessee, United States

Laps
  
300 (Stage 1: 85 Stage 2: 85 Stage 3: 130)

The Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The second race at Bristol of the season, it is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. First held as a 150 lap event, the race has increased in length several times, first to 200 laps in 1985, and to 250 laps in 1990. In 2014, the length of the race was increased to 300 laps, making it the same number of laps as the spring race.

Past winners

  • 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015 & 2016: Race extended due to an overtime. 2004 marked the first time a NASCAR Xfinity Series race used the green-white-checker format to finish a race.
  • 2011: Kyle Busch's record-breaking and milestone 50th career Nationwide win.

    • References

    Food City 300 Wikipedia
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